Japanese caricature exhibition is coming to Vietnam

It will run April 18-30 at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum located at 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street in Hanoi and May 12-26 at the Exhibition Hall of the Gia Long Palace in Ho Chi Minh City.

This fascinating exhibition introduces similarities and differences between modern Japanese manga comics and the Hokusai Manga, a collection of 15 volumes of sketches by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), perhaps best known for his woodblock print, The Great Wave.

The first volume was published over 200 years ago, and the 'Hokusai Manga' are regarded by many as the origin of today’s manga comics.

Manga Hokusai Manga consists of manga panels by Hokusai and contemporary artists displayed on folding screens, books, videos, and a group of new works by seven contemporary manga artists based on the theme of Hokusai and his manga.

The exhibition is directed by Jaqueline Berndt (Professor, Kyoto Seika University) and curated by Yu Ito (Curator, Kyoto Seika University International Manga Research Centre) and Mizuki Takahashi (Senior Curator, Contemporary Art Centre, Art Tower Mito).